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H. C. INGRAHAM.

Hand Tr'ucks No. V92,939. Patented March 16, 1869.

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To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, HENRY C. INGRAHAM, of Tecumseh, in the eonntyofLenawee, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Hand-Barrows; .and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and complete description of the construction and operation ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification, in which- Y Figure l is a side View of the barrowas in use; Figure 2 is a top view; Figure 3 is a side View; and Figure 4is a View of a pipe resting upon its support,

7 or table, in 'readiness to be removed,

The object of this invention is to provide means for removing undrieddrain-tile from the machine in which they are formed, without thehazardous necessity of handling them; and

,It consists of a kind of adjustable barrow, by means of which vthepipes can be removed to the place for drying, without danger of injury.

A represents -the frame of the barrow, and

B represent-s the wheels, of which there are two.

C represents a bent axle', and y D, an arm upon each axle, extending atright angles thereto.

E is a' connecting-rod, one end of whichl is connected, by apivot-joint, to the arm D, and the other end of the connecting-rod E isunited, by means of a pivotjoint, to the lever F, as shown in iig. 3.

The lever F is pivoted to the frame A' at G, as Shown in iig. 1.

-H represents fingers or arms, that extend forward from the frame A, towhich they are attached; and in the use of this machine, these fingersare thrust :forward beneath the board upon which the newlyformed tilerests, the lever F being elemted, as showni'n fig. 3, also shown by redlines in fig. l.

Now, bydepressing the lever F; as, shown in fig. l, the bent axle ispartially rotated, and the wheels ac ing as a fulcrnrn, the fingers areelevated, andthe pipe can thus be transported to the place fordryi'ng,.and` g by again elevating the lever F, the load is deposited.

The axle-tree is secured to the vframe A by means of two springs, I, oneonly being shown in fig. 1. By thisfmeans the barrow is prevented fromsudden concussions, or jarring, as the newly-formed tile is being moved.

Having thus described my invention,

What I desire vto secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. The bent axle O,connecting-rod E, and lever F, in combination with the frame A. l

2. The spring I, in combination with the axle-tree O and frane A, asshown and described. X

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my name to this specication, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses: HENRY O. INGRAHAM.

J. MGKENNEY, WM. A. MCKENNEY.

